May 1994

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Features

Is Homosexuality Biologically Influenced?

Evidence for a Biological Influence in Male Homosexuality

Two pieces of evidence, a structure within the human brain and a genetic link, point to a biological component for male homosexuality

By Dean H. Hamer and Simon LeVay

The Biological Evidence Challenged

Even if genetic and neuroanatomical traits turn out to be correlated with sexual orientation, causation is far from proved

By William Byne

How Interferons Fight Disease

They are not the cure-alls researchers once hoped they would be, but they are providing therapy for a variety of infectious illnesses and for some cancers

What's Bred in the Bone

Cold Calculation

Devilish Details

Office Romance

As Advertised

The Price of Clean

Lollipop, Lollipop

Gray Matter

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